PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 4.950-5.100 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 5.000. The company issued revenue guidance of -. PayPal also updated its Q2 2025 guidance to 1.290-1.310 EPS.

PayPal Stock Down 0.7 %

PayPal stock traded down $0.43 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $65.41. The stock had a trading volume of 10,042,668 shares, compared to its average volume of 11,293,356. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a current ratio of 1.26. PayPal has a fifty-two week low of $55.85 and a fifty-two week high of $93.66. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $66.08 and its 200-day simple moving average is $78.30. The firm has a market capitalization of $63.93 billion, a PE ratio of 16.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.60.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.33 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.16 by $0.17. PayPal had a return on equity of 23.67% and a net margin of 13.04%. The company had revenue of $7.79 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.84 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.08 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that PayPal will post 5.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

PYPL has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. BTIG Research restated a "neutral" rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Barclays lowered their target price on PayPal from $110.00 to $80.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. DZ Bank upgraded PayPal from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $92.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 28th. UBS Group lowered their target price on PayPal from $88.00 to $75.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Macquarie cut their target price on PayPal from $117.00 to $95.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have issued a hold rating, twenty-one have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, PayPal currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $83.72.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Gail J. Mcgovern sold 2,446 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.15, for a total transaction of $176,478.90. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 29,734 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,145,308.10. This represents a 7.60 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.14% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of PayPal

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in PayPal stock. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Free Report) by 15.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,989 shares of the credit services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 924 shares during the quarter. Brighton Jones LLC's holdings in PayPal were worth $596,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. 68.32% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About PayPal

PayPal Holdings, Inc operates a technology platform that enables digital payments on behalf of merchants and consumers worldwide. It operates a two-sided network at scale that connects merchants and consumers that enables its customers to connect, transact, and send and receive payments through online and in person, as well as transfer and withdraw funds using various funding sources, such as bank accounts, PayPal or Venmo account balance, PayPal and Venmo branded credit products comprising its installment products, credit and debit cards, and cryptocurrencies, as well as other stored value products, including gift cards and eligible rewards.